During a recent stop-and-search operation, the Katlehong South police arrested six suspects for various offences.<\/p>\n
The routine stop-and-search operation was held by the Katlehong Crime Prevention Unit with the help of Katlehong South detectives, who used the operation to assist in several on-going cases.<\/p>
The accused were arrested on the following charges: one man for arson and two men for the possession of dagga.<\/p>\n
The remaining three men were arrested in connection with a business robbery that took place at a local tavern in December 2016.<\/p>
The men, aged between 24 and 25, allegedly robbed the business at around 10.45am and held a 46-year-old female employee at gunpoint during the robbery.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe three men allegedly held the woman at gunpoint and forced her to open the tavern\u2019s safe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey made off on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash,\u201d explained Capt Mega Ndobe of the Ekurhuleni West cluster.<\/p>\n
The investigation into the robbery continues, as the firearms allegedly used in the crime have not yet been found.<\/p>\n
All of the arrested suspects appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court, where their cases were postponed for various reasons.<\/p>\n
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